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Soοὖνthe overseerτὸν ἐπίσκοπονmustδεῖbeεἶναιabove reproach,ἀνεπίλημπτονthe husbandἄνδραof oneμιᾶςwife,γυναικὸςsober,νηφάλιονsensible,σώφροναorderly,κόσμιονhospitable,φιλόξενονable to teach,διδακτικόν
1 Timothy 3:2
Study it in the app“So the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, orderly, hospitable, able to teach,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:2, word by word
- the overseerἐπίσκοπονepiskopon
overseer
Overseer: one who watches over and cares for others, a leader in charge of the assembly.
Where else “episkopon” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- above reproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmpton
above reproach
Above reproach: giving no ground for accusation.
Where else “anepilēmpton” appears- the husbandἄνδραandra
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andra” appears- of oneμιᾶςmias
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “mias” appears- wifeγυναικὸςgynaikos
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaikos” appears- soberνηφάλιονnēphalion
sober, self-controlled
Sober, temperate: not given to excess with wine; clear-headed.
Where else “nēphalion” appears- sensibleσώφροναsōphrona
sensible, self-controlled
Sensible: of sound mind and self-controlled.
Where else “sōphrona” appears- orderlyκόσμιονkosmion
respectable, modest
Respectable, orderly, modest.
Where else “kosmion” appears- hospitableφιλόξενονphiloxenon
hospitable
Hospitable: glad to welcome strangers.
Where else “philoxenon” appears- able to teachδιδακτικόνdidaktikon
able to teach
Able to teach.
Where else “didaktikon” appears
The context
1The word is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
2 · This verse (above)
3not given to drink, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, free from the love of money,